Ironing-table



(No Model.)

O. J. BAILEY. IRONING TABLE.

No. 488,347. Paten-ted Dec. ,20, 1892.

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OSCAR J. BAILEY, OF KANE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,349?, dated December 20, 1892.

Application filed June Z0, 1892.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR J. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kane, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Ironing-Table, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing tables and it` consists in a certain novel construction [and arrangement of parts which will be fully described and claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l representsa perspective view of an ironing table embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view; Fig. 3 is a detail side View, to show the construction of the joint between the leg andthe board and the clamping block which is used in connection therewith; Fig. 4 is a detail View of the Wedge which is employed to adjust the clamping block.

A represents the top of the ironing table, the same being of the ordinary shape and dimensions, and the said top is carried, or held in place by a supplemental, strip or board, B. The top, A, is provided upon its under surface with the cleat, C and the angle-irons, D, which engage the strip or board, B, a wire spring, E, being arranged upon the under snrface of the strip, or board, to engage the said cleat and thus hold the free end of the top firmly in place. The supporting leg, F, is pivoted to the strip or board, above-mentioned, thus leaving the top free to be removed, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3. The upper end of the leg is fulcrumed between the parallel ears, or blocks, G Gr, which are fixed to the under-surface of the board, and a clamping-block, H, is arranged upon the under surface of the leg and connected thereto by the side links, K. The clamping-block H, is loosely connected to the leg by` means of these links, the lower ends of which are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the block and the upper ends of which are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the leg, and the block, although carried by the leg, is capable of a limited swinging movement with relation thereto. The under-surface of the leg may be caused to engage the upper or adjacent surface of the front arm of the block to force Serial No.43 7,275- (No model.)

its rear arm upward. The rear end of the clamping block,at its upper side is iiattened to bear against the under side of a table-top, window-sill, or strip of any kind, to fasten the rear end of the ironing table, and the front end of the clamping-block is engaged by an adj u-sting screw, L, to enable the former to be locked at the desired angle to suit the thickness of the t-able, sill, or strip to which it is applied. A Wedge-block, M, is provided to iit under the front end of the clamping block, to enable the latter to be screwed down firmly to prevent displacement. By loosening the adjusting screw and driving the wedge-block farther toward the rear end of the clampingblock, the space between the latter and the under surface of the strip orboard, B, maybe diminished, and by loosening the screw and withdrawing the wedge-block slightly, the said space may be increased to admit a table, sill, or strip of greater thickness. The supporting leg is provided with a rack, N, which is engaged by the lower end of a pivoted brace, O, connected to the under surface of the strip, or board, B.

From the above description it will be seen that the ironing board, proper, or, the top, is removable from the strip, or board, which serves to carry the supporting leg, brace, &c., and the said strip, or board, which is purposely made much narrower than the top, is adapted for use as an ironing board for small articles.

The two boards which are used for ironing purposes lie close together, the smaller one being entirely covered by the top, A, when the latter is in position for use. When the smaller board is in use, the larger board is entirely out of the way, thereby avoiding inconvenience. v

The strip, or board, B, is provided on its under surface with stops, or pins, P, to limit the longitudinal movement of the top thereon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is;-

l. In an ironing table, the combination with a strip or board, of a supporting leg pivoted thereto, a clamping block loosely connected to and carried by said leg, and an adjusting screw carried by the block to engage the leg IOO to Vary the relative positions of said block l having a rack, the pivoted brace, the adjustand leg, substantially as specified.

2. In an ironing table, the combination with a strip or board, of a pivoted supporting leg, fulcru med to said strip or board, the clamping block, connected to the said leg by links, the adjusting screw, and the wedge-block, all arranged and operated, substantially as specied.

3. In an ironing table, the combination of the strip or board, the pvoted supporting leg able clamping block fulcrumed to said leg, the adjusting screw, and the wedge, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.A

OSCAR J. BAILEY.

Vitnesses:

G. N. JACKSON, E. A. PYLE. 

